Season | 2022 |
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Dates | April 7 – October 9 (regular season) |
Champions | Forge FC (3rd title) |
Regular season winners | Atlético Ottawa (1st title) |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 280 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alejandro Díaz (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Forge 5–1 FC Edmonton (July 19) |
Biggest away win | Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour (April 24) |
Highest scoring | Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour (April 24) FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge (May 31) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Forge (July 8 – August 6) |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Cavalry (May 1 – July 14) |
Longest winless run | 11 matches FC Edmonton (April 10 – June 14) |
Longest losing run | 5 matches FC Edmonton (April 30 – May 31) |
Highest attendance | 6,574 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 FC Edmonton (August 7) |
Lowest attendance | 600 FC Edmonton 1–1 York United (April 15) |
Total attendance | 355,696 |
Average attendance | 3,176 |
← 2021 2023 → |
The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is the fourth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Pacific FC are the defending champions, having beaten Forge FC in the 2021 final. [1]
The regular season ran from April 7 to October 9, 2022. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches. [2] Atlético Ottawa won the regular season championship on October 8, securing the club its first trophy. [3] [4]
The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs where they competed for the league title. Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Final to win their third title.
The eight teams that competed in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season returned for the 2022 season. This was the last season to feature FC Edmonton and the last season before the debut of Vancouver FC in 2023. [5]
The maximum team compensation for this season remained at $1.2 million split between players and coaching staff. The required spend on player compensation was $650,000 to $850,000. In 2022, the U21 player salary rule was introduced which counts financial compensation to players aged 21 or under at 50% towards the cap (up to a maximum of $100,000). [6]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 |
Cavalry FC | Foothills County | ATCO Field | 6,000 |
FC Edmonton | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 5,100 |
Forge FC | Hamilton | Tim Hortons Field | 23,218 |
HFX Wanderers FC | Halifax | Wanderers Grounds | 6,500 |
Pacific FC | Langford | Starlight Stadium | 6,000 |
Valour FC | Winnipeg | IG Field | 33,000 |
York United FC | Toronto | York Lions Stadium | 4,000 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Atlético Ottawa | Carlos González | Drew Beckie | ComeOn! | Macron |
Cavalry | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. | Mason Trafford | WestJet | |
FC Edmonton | Alan Koch | Shamit Shome | Swoop | |
Forge | Bobby Smyrniotis | Kyle Bekker | Tim Hortons | |
HFX Wanderers | Stephen Hart | Andre Rampersad | Volkswagen | |
Pacific | James Merriman | Jamar Dixon | ||
Valour | Phillip Dos Santos | Daryl Fordyce | OneSoccer | |
York United | Martin Nash | Roger Thompson | Greenpark Group |
Rank | Province or territory | Number | Teams |
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1 | Ontario | 3 | Atlético Ottawa Forge York United |
2 | Alberta | 2 | Cavalry FC Edmonton |
3 | British Columbia | 1 | Pacific |
Manitoba | 1 | Valour | |
Nova Scotia | 1 | HFX Wanderers |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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York United | Jimmy Brennan [7] | End of contract | November 23, 2021 | Pre-season | Martin Nash [8] | December 21, 2021 |
Atlético Ottawa | Mista [9] | December 28, 2021 | Carlos González [10] | February 24, 2022 | ||
Pacific | Pa-Modou Kah [11] | Signed by North Texas SC | January 21, 2022 | James Merriman [12] | January 21, 2022 |
The regular season took place from April 7 to October 9. The schedule format is a quadruple round robin with each team playing two matches at home and two matches away against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 games. The majority of matches were played on weekends. [13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | |
3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | |
4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | |
5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 |
The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The first-place team played against the fourth, and the second-place team played against the third in two-leg semifinals on October 15 and 23. The away goals rule was not used in the semifinals. The winners advanced to the CPL Final, a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team on October 30. [13]
Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Final October 30 | ||||||||||
4 | Pacific FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
1 | Atlético Ottawa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
1 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Forge FC | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Cavalry FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
2 | Forge FC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pacific FC | 1–3 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Cavalry FC | 2–3 | Forge FC | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 | Pacific FC |
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Atlético Ottawa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Cavalry FC | 1–1 | Forge FC |
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Forge FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Ottawa | 0–2 | Forge FC |
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Report |
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Award | Recipient | Finalist |
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Golden Boot (Hunter) | Alejandro Díaz (Pacific FC) | N/A |
Golden Glove (Qimmiq or Canadian Inuit Dog) | Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) | Nathan Ingham (Atlético Ottawa) Callum Irving (Pacific FC) |
Coach of the Year (Owl) | Carlos González (Atlético Ottawa) | James Merriman (Pacific FC) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) |
Player of the Year (Nikisuittuq) | Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa) | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge FC) Manny Aparicio (Pacific FC) Ballou Tabla (Atlético Ottawa) Sean Rea (Valour FC) |
Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year (Polar Bear) | Sean Rea (Valour FC) | Woobens Pacius (Forge FC) Osaze De Rosario (York United FC) |
Defender of the Year (Walrus) | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge FC) | Amer Đidić (Pacific FC) Dominick Zator (York United FC) |
Players' Player of the Year (Muskox) | Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa) | Ballou Tabla (Atlético Ottawa) Alejandro Díaz (Pacific FC) |
The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by OneSoccer staff.
Team of the Week | |||||
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Dates | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
April 7–10 | Oxner (HFX) | Fernandez (HFX) Yao (Cavalry) Đidić (Pacific) Mavila (Pacific) | Bassett (Ottawa) Aparicio (Pacific) Warschewski (Edmonton) Morelli (HFX) Gonzalez (Edmonton) | Díaz (Pacific) | [15] |
April 15–17 | Ingham (Ottawa) | N'sa (York) Espejo (Ottawa) Singh (Edmonton) Acosta (Ottawa) | Bustos (Pacific) Bassett (Ottawa) Gagnon-Laparé (HFX) Musse (Cavalry) | Shaw (Ottawa) Mason (Cavalry) | [16] |
April 22–24 | Giantsopoulos (York) | Romeo (Valour) Zator (York) Samuel (Forge) | Akio (Valour) Rampersad (HFX) Aparicio (Pacific) Levis (Valour) | Dyer (Valour) Campbell (Forge) Riggi (Valour) | [17] |
April 27–May 1 | Carducci (Cavalry) | Fernandez (HFX) Niba (Ottawa) Yao (Cavalry) | Tabla (Ottawa) Lamothe (HFX) McKendry (Ottawa) Bent (HFX) | Salter (HFX) Mason (Cavalry) De Rosario (York) | [18] |
May 6–7 | Irving (Pacific) | Dada-Luke (Pacific) Zator (York) M. Trafford (Cavalry) Đidić (Pacific) | Aparicio (Pacific) Johnston (York) Rampersad (HFX) | Gutiérrez (York) Musse (Cavalry) Tabla (Ottawa) | [19] |
May 14–15 | Sirois (Valour) | Sissoko (Forge) Klomp (Cavalry) Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge) Abzi (York) | Bassett (Ottawa) Dixon (Pacific) Aparicio (Pacific) | Rea (Valour) Salter (HFX) Diaz (Pacific) | [20] |
May 20–22 | Vaikla (Edmonton) | N'sa (York) Đidić (Pacific) Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge) Vliet (Cavalry) | Hojabrpour (Forge) Bekker (Forge) Bassett (Ottawa) | Fisk (Cavalry) Wright (Ottawa) Choinière (Forge) | [21] |
May 28–June 1 | Carducci (Cavalry) | Beckie (Ottawa) Yao (Cavalry) M. Trafford (Cavalry) Sissoko (Forge) Verhoven (Ottawa) | Haworth (Ottawa) Camargo (Cavalry) Rea (Valour) Borges (Forge) | dos Santos (Pacific) | [22] |
June 4–5 | Vaikla (Edmonton) | Acosta (Ottawa) Espejo (Ottawa) Restrepo (HFX) Levis (Valour) | Hernández (York) Bassett (Ottawa) Rampersad (HFX) Bitar (Edmonton) | Tabla (Ottawa) Garcia (HFX) | [23] |
June 11-15 | Ingham (Ottawa) | Loturi (Cavalry) Yao (Cavalry) M. Trafford (Cavalry) Morgan (Forge) | Sissoko (Forge) Hojabrpour (Forge) Borges (Forge) Camargo (Cavalry) Salter (HFX) | Pepple (Cavalry) | [24] |
June 18-19 | Vaikla (Edmonton) | Meilleur-Giguère (Pacific) Bissainthe (Edmonton) Wilson (York) | Abzi (York) Bekker (Forge) Jensen (Forge) Rama (Forge) | Gonzalez (Edmonton) Pacius (Forge) Choinière (Forge) | [25] |
June 25-26 | Oxner (HFX) | Klomp (Cavalry) Jean-Baptiste (Valour) Gander (HFX) | Riggi (Valour) Polisi (HFX) Bitar (Edmonton) Escalante (Cavalry) | Rea (Valour) Pepple (Cavalry) Daniels (HFX) | [26] |
June 29- July 3 | Sirois (Valour) | Beckie (Ottawa) Jean-Baptiste (Valour) Acosta (Ottawa) | Timoteo (Edmonton) Bassett (Ottawa) Bitar (Edmonton) Escalante (Cavalry) | dos Santos (Pacific) Camara (Edmonton) Akio (Valour) | [27] |
July 8-10 | Henry (Forge) | Rama (Forge) Yao (Cavalry) Owolabi-Belewu (Forge) Levis (Valour) | C. Trafford (Cavalry) Sissoko (Forge) Tabla (Ottawa) dos Santos (Pacific) Daniels (Pacific) | Dyer (Valour) | [28] |
July 14-20 | Giantsopoulos (York) | Dada-Luke (Pacific) Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge) Zator (York) Vliet (Cavalry) | Musse (Cavalry) Bekker (Forge) Johnston (York) dos Santos (Pacific) | Diaz (Pacific) Pacius (Forge) | [29] |
July 22-24 | Irving (Pacific) | Acosta (Ottawa) Đidić (Pacific) Beckie (Ottawa) | Rama (Forge) Bekker (Forge) Young (Pacific) Tissot (Ottawa) | Campbell (Forge) Bustos (Pacific) Mwandwe (HFX) | [30] |
July 27 - August 1 | Carducci (Cavalry) | Rama (Forge) Yao (Cavalry) Metusala (Forge) Lawrie-Lattanzio (York) | Sissoko (Forge) Bekker (Forge) Wilson (York) | Diaz (Pacific) Campbell (Forge) De Rosario (York) | [31] |
August 3-7 | Yesli (Valour) | Rama (Forge) Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge) Mekidèche (Valour) Levis (Valour) | Hojabrpour (Forge) Sissoko (Ottawa) | Forbes (Valour) Dyer (Valour) Tabla (Ottawa) Pacius (Forge) | [32] |
August 12-14 | Henry (Forge) | Samake (Pacific) Yao (Cavalry) Vliet (Cavalry) | Warschewski (Edmonton) Omar (HFX) Young (Pacific) Verhoeven (York) Escalante (Cavalry) | Heard (Pacific) Mason (Cavalry) | [33] |
August 17-21 | Himaras (York) | Timoteo (Edmonton) Meilleur-Giguère (Pacific) Beckie (Ottawa) N'sa (York) | Lamothe (HFX) Bassett (Ottawa) Rea (Valour) Alemán (Ottawa) Babouli (York) | De Rosario (York) | [34] |
August 27-28 | Irving (Pacific) | Timoteo (Edmonton) Romeo (Valour) Espejo (Ottawa) Baquero (Valour) | Bassett (Ottawa) Sissoko (Ottawa) Salter (HFX) Escalante (Cavalry) Rea (Valour) | Warschewski (Edmonton) | [35] |
September 2-5 | Carducci (Cavalry) | Zator (York) Campagna (HFX) Espejo (Ottawa) | Levis (Valour) Shome (Edmonton) Rampersad (HFX) Dada-Luke (Pacific) | Babouli (York) De Rosario (York) dos Santos (York) | [36] |
September 9-11 | Baskett (HFX) | Krutzen (Forge) Espejo (Ottawa) Đidić (Pacific) N'sa (York) | Young (Pacific) Babouli (York) Sissoko (Forge) | Salter (HFX) De Rosario (York) Choinière (Forge) | [37] |
September 16-18 | Irving (Pacific) | Krutzen (Forge) Jean-Baptiste (Valour) Campagna (HFX) | Poku (Forge) Hojabrpour (Forge) Bassett (Ottawa) Alarcón (Cavalry) | Borges (Forge) Mason (Cavalry) Rea (Valour) | [38] |
September 23-27 | Murasiranwa (Edmonton) | Mourdoukoutas (York) Espejo (Ottawa) N'sa (York) | dos Santos (Pacific) Bassett (Ottawa) Toussaint (Pacific) Smith (Edmonton) Aparicio (Pacific) | Tabla (Ottawa) Babouli (York) | [39] |
September 30- October 2 | Ingham (Ottawa) | Alarcón (Cavalry) Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge) Owolabi-Belewu (Forge) Tissot (Ottawa) | Bahous (Ottawa) Sissoko (Forge) Aparicio (Pacific) Borges (Forge) | Bustos (Pacific) Musse (Cavalry) | [40] |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | References | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
April | James Merriman | Pacific FC | Marco Bustos | Pacific FC | [41] [42] |
May | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. | Cavalry FC | Ollie Bassett | Atlético Ottawa | [43] [44] |
June | Carlos González | Atlético Ottawa | Aribim Pepple | Cavalry FC | [45] [46] |
July | Bobby Smyrniotis | Forge FC | Woobens Pacius | Forge FC | [47] [48] |
August | Phillip Dos Santos | Valour FC | Sean Rea | Valour FC | [49] [50] |
September | Martin Nash | York United FC | Mo Babouli | York United FC | [51] [52] |
October | Bobby Smyrniotis | Forge FC | David Choinière | Forge FC | [53] [54] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 81,547 | 6,500 | 4,332 | 5,825 | n/a |
2 | Atlético Ottawa | 56,961 | 6,574 | 2,571 | 4,069 | n/a |
3 | Cavalry FC | 48,883 | 4,743 | 2,943 | 3,492 | n/a |
4 | Forge FC | 48,027 | 5,129 | 1,187 | 3,431 | n/a |
5 | Pacific FC | 44,459 | 4,107 | 2,420 | 3,176 | n/a |
6 | Valour FC | 43,547 | 5,227 | 2,395 | 3,111 | n/a |
7 | York United FC | 17,272 | 1,802 | 1,002 | 1,234 | n/a |
8 | FC Edmonton | 15,000 | 1,613 | 600 | 1,071 | n/a |
League total | 355,696 | 6,574 | 600 | 3,176 | n/a |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [55] |
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1 | Alejandro Díaz | Pacific | 13 |
2 | Osaze De Rosario | York United | 12 |
Woobens Pacius | Forge | ||
4 | Samuel Salter | HFX Wanderers | 11 |
5 | Moses Dyer | Valour | 9 |
6 | Ollie Bassett | Atlético Ottawa | 8 |
Joe Mason | Cavalry | ||
8 | Ali Musse | Cavalry | 7 |
Ballou Tabla | Atlético Ottawa | ||
Tobias Warschewski | FC Edmonton | ||
Brian Wright | Atlético Ottawa |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [57] |
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1 | Triston Henry | Forge | 11 |
2 | Marco Carducci | Cavalry | 10 |
3 | Nathan Ingham | Atlético Ottawa | 9 |
Callum Irving | Pacific | ||
5 | Niko Giantsopoulos | York United | 6 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Tristan Borges | Forge | FC Edmonton | 4–3 (A) | May 31 | [58] |
Alejandro Díaz | Pacific | York United | 4–2 (A) | July 15 | [59] |
Woobens Pacius | Forge | FC Edmonton | 5–1 (H) | July 19 | [60] |
The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on January 20, 2022, with Atletico Ottawa selecting José da Cunha of Cape Breton University first overall. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections. [61]
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